Goose Egg Marathon Film #11
Joyeux Noël
(2005, Christian Carion)
(again, I managed to delete my original review so I'll quickly sum up what I posted earlier)
This is a "very nice film". Not extraordinary in any particular area, but very good in most. The story itself is worth the price of admission - the events of a Christmas Eve in 1914 on the Western Front in WWI. I can see this becoming a fixture of of our holiday movie viewing tradition for years to come. It sets a great tone for the Christmas season. Some may have some hesitations about this being an overly evangelical film - I would say it is more that than
It's a Wonderful Life.
As you can see there is some very nice imagery here. For a 2005 film is really has the look and feel of one much older (like early 80's). If this is what they were going for, than it certainly succeeded!
The female lead in this film you'll recognize as the movie star from
Inglourious BasterdsVerdict:
The story is incredibly moving. The filmmaking is only above average. Neverthess will be required holiday viewing from now on.
Grade: B